Registration Information/Questions

Important Dates

Registration forms must be received (and full payment included) on or before this date in order to be eligible for early registration fees.

Advanced Late Registration Fee Deadline

Friday, 7 July

Registration forms must be received (and full payment included) on or before this date in order to be eligible for advance late registration fees.

Refund and Cancellation Deadline

Friday, 7 July

Cancellation requests for refunds must be made in writing and received on or before Friday, 7 July. There is a refund processing fee of $75. Email refund requests to SIGGRAPH 2017 Registration Management. No refunds will be issued after this date. Exhibits Only registrations are not refundable.

Policies & Additional Information

Disclaimer
By registering for SIGGRAPH 2017, I agree to abide by any decision of the organizers and event hosts as to any aspect of my participation in this event, including their decision to suspend my participation for any reason whatsoever.

Membership Fee Discounts
To take advantage of discounted registration rates, you must be a member of ACM or ACM SIGGRAPH (Become a member). You must provide a valid 2017 membership ID number at the time you register. Credit will NOT be given if you become a member after registering for SIGGRAPH 2017.

Students
To take advantage of student member registration rates, you must be a current, full-time student and a member of ACM or ACM SIGGRAPH (Become a member).You must present identification showing that you are a student in 2017 in the form of a school ID or other official documentation from your educational institution.

Non-Member
Non‐Member paid registration (with no discounts) for the Full Conference also includes a one‐year membership to ACM SIGGRAPH. Memberships will become active approximately two weeks after the conference.

Substitutions
Substitutions can be made by presenting a letter signed by the original registrant, on company letterhead, authorizing the change. The substitution letter should include the original registrant's confirmation ID number.

International Attendees
If you need information about a visa to travel to the United States, see How to Apply for a Visa. If your visa application requires a letter of invitation from SIGGRAPH 2017, you can request one during the online registration process. When you register for the conference from outside the United States and your country DOES NOT participate in the Visa Waiver Program, SIGGRAPH 2017 will send you a letter of invitation with your registration materials.

Student Registration Sponsorship
Your donations to the Student Registration Sponsorship Program enabled scores of students to participate in previous SIGGRAPH Conferences.

Materials/Merchandise
All SIGGRAPH 2017 technical materials and merchandise must be picked up at the conference at Merchandise Pickup. No refunds will be given for items that are not claimed at the conference, nor will unclaimed items be shipped after the conference.

Children at the Conference
Please be aware that parts of the Conference may contain adult content, graphic images, or violence.

All children must register for the conference, regardless of age. Children 12 and under will be given a complimentary specially coded badge that identifies them as a child registrant to door monitors. This badge will entitle them to attend any event that their registered parent attends. Children 13 and over must register and pay the appropriate registration fees to attend.

Unattended and lost children are to be taken to the Conference Management Office until Parents/Guardians can be located. Conference Management staff will notify SIGGRAPH security and instruct them to advise their staff with respect to the discovered child, as parents will probably approach Security personnel with inquiries.

There are no age-based restrictions at the Conference with the exception of the SIGGRAPH Exhibition. Registered attendees under 16 years of age may enter the SIGGRAPH Exhibition only under one of the following circumstances: as “wearable” infants/toddlers (those being carried in a sling or backpack carrier) or as children who are part of an official SIGGRAPH guided tour event. Registered attendees who appear younger than 16 years of age will be asked to provide proof of age at admittance to the Exhibition.